From sacosta at dntopografia.gub.uy Wed Oct 16 13:30:26 2013 From: sacosta at dntopografia.gub.uy (Sergio Acosta y Lara) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 09:30:26 -0200 (UYST) Subject: [Freegis-list] Invitation to "Open Geospatial Science & Applications" webinar series on 18th October In-Reply-To: <1544476519.840.1381923013135.JavaMail.root@dntopografia.gub.uy> Message-ID: <1193023613.841.1381923026669.JavaMail.root@dntopografia.gub.uy> (sorry for cross posting) Dear All, The ICA-OSGeo Lab Network and MundoGeo are now pleased to inform the inaugural webinar of ?Open Geospatial Science & Applications? webinar series on 18th October. The webinars will be open and free to all on first come register basis. The first webinar will be on "OSGeo Live for Education" by Jeremy Morley (University of Nottingham). This first webinar will address the theme "OSGeo Live for Education". With free registration, this event is appropriate for all who are interested in knowing more about the ICA-OSGeo Lab Network and its education activities. In addition to giving an overview of OSGeo Live , Jeremy will be sharing his experiences of using the OSGeo Live system for his MSc teaching in GIS at the University of Nottingham. OSGeo Live 7.0 features more than fifty open source, standards compliant geospatial desktop applications, web applications and frameworks. A complete installation kit and high-quality sample data in multiple industry standard formats are included. It is composed entirely of free software, allowing it to be freely distributed, duplicated and passed around. Details at http://live.osgeo.org/en/index.html Attendees will be able to interact with the speakers by sending their comments and questions through chat. All attendees of this web seminar will receive certificates for their participation. Webinar: OSGeo Live for Education Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM GMT Reserve your Webinar place now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/529291674 After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. The schedule of webinars for this year are: Oct 18th, 2013 ? OSGeo Live for Education (Jeremy Morley, University of Nottingham) Nov 7th, 2013 ? Open Geo Science (Patrick Bell et al, British Geological Survey) Dec 10th, 2013 ? Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications (FOSS4G): A mature alternative in the geospatial technologies arena ( Maria Brovelli and Rafael Moreno) The webinars will also be recorded for the benefit of the wider community and made available at MundoGeo website and our new ?Geo for All? website that the University of Southampton are now building (to be launched next week ). All are welcome. Sergio Acosta y Lara Secci?n Sistemas de Informaci?n Geogr?fica Direcci?n Nacional de Topograf?a Ministerio de Transporte y Obras P?blicas URUGUAY ?Atenci?n! Nuevo correo institucional: sergio.acostaylara at mtop.gub.uy From sacosta at dntopografia.gub.uy Fri Oct 25 13:22:15 2013 From: sacosta at dntopografia.gub.uy (Sergio Acosta y Lara) Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:22:15 -0200 (UYST) Subject: [Freegis-list] =?utf-8?q?Opengeoscience=3A_meeting_the_UK?= =?utf-8?q?=E2=80=99s_geospatial_data_requirements_in_geosciences=2C_Novem?= =?utf-8?q?ber_7th?= In-Reply-To: <1971590247.482.1382699996033.JavaMail.root@dntopografia.gub.uy> Message-ID: <254865237.504.1382700135247.JavaMail.root@dntopografia.gub.uy> The ICA-OSGeo Lab Network and MundoGEO are now pleased to inform the second webinar of ?Open Geospatial Science & Applications? webinar series, on November 7th. Open and free to all on first come register basis, the webinar will be on "Opengeoscience: meeting the UK?s geospatial data requirements in geosciences", by Patrick Bell and Gerry Wildman (British Geological Survey). In December 2009, the British Geological Survey released OpenGeoscience, a free open access web portal that provides the public with a wealth of geological information which they can combine with other environmental information to help understand the world around them. OpenGeoscience is made available under the Open Government Licence. Key resources include: ? Attributed detailed geological maps at 1:50,000 scale for the whole of Great Britain ? Over 50,000 high resolution geological photographs, many of which are spatially enabled ? Nearly 1 million borehole records providing details of the geology beneath our feet. A quarter of a million people visited OpenGeoscience on the day it was released and over 150,000 people walk round everyday with its iGeology smartphone app in their pocket. Four years since its release, we will look at the impact of OpenGeoscience and consider: ? How it has increased access to geoscience information ? How it has raised awareness of what data BGS hold ? How it has driven users to other information on the BGS web site ? How users have combined OpenGeoscience information with their own data and that from other data providers to create exciting new mashup applications, finding innovative uses for our information that we might never have imagined ? How increased accessibility to key national datasets via the web can help grow the UK economy ? How OpenGeoscience sits alongside our commercial knowledge exchange services in a balanced freemium business model approach to information delivery Attendees will be able to interact with the speakers by sending their comments and questions through chat. Webinar: Opengeoscience: meeting the UK?s geospatial data requirements in geosciences Date: Thursday, November 7, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees Required: Windows? 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Mac?-based attendees Required: Mac OS? X 10.6 or newer Mobile attendees Required: iPhone?, iPad?, Android? phone or Android tablet Space is limited. Reserve your Webinar seat now at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/446065050 Sergio Acosta y Lara Secci?n Sistemas de Informaci?n Geogr?fica Direcci?n Nacional de Topograf?a Ministerio de Transporte y Obras P?blicas URUGUAY ?Atenci?n! Nuevo correo institucional: sergio.acostaylara at mtop.gub.uy